Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Soulful Sunday : Breathwork + Sound Healing
Oct 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Restoration Asheville

Join us in The Solarium for a powerful workshop led by Rachele Scevola aka The Breath Nurse.

Rachele will guide you through a transformational breathwork session to help tap into your inner beauty, allowing you to bloom into our most vibrant, abundant, and radiant version of yourself—from the inside out.

For more information and to reserve your spot, purchase your tickets on eventbrite.

Comedy at Catawba: Ginny Hogan
Oct 1 @ 6:30 pm
Catawba Brewing Company South Slope

Every Sunday Modelface Comedy brings you the best stand up comedians from all over the country! This week we have Ginny Hogan from NYC!!!

Ginny Hogan is an NYC-based writer and stand up comic. She’s a contributor for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Cut, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, The Observer, McSweeney’s, The Daily Beast, Vulture, and Comedy Central. Forbes profiled her as a rising satire star, and she was on Paste’s list of top humorists. She now touring with her one-woman stand-up show, Regression: Overanalyzing 30 Years of Skewed Data, which she’s bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer (tickets here). She’s recording her first stand up special in October 13th in NYC, get tickets here!

You can watch more of her stand up here. She has a newsletter—I HOPE YOU MISSED IT—of all the political news she really hopes you missed. She makes it funny, though (she promises!).

In 2022, Chronicle Books published Ginny’s second humor collection I’M MORE DATEABLE THAN A PLATE OF REFRIED BEANS. Excerpts have been featured in the New Yorker, Bustle, and the Cut, and it was named a top Vulture humor book of 2022 and a New Yorker best book of 2022. She has a new book for Chronicle out Fall 2023.

In 2021, Ginny wrote Yes We Mustard, an Audible Original scripted comedy about a corrupt condiments tech startup. It was selected for their Best of 2021 list, and was rated their #1 comedy in 2021. You can listen here. She’s currently working on a new Audible project, the Great Indoors, due Fall 2023.

In 2019, Ginny published a book of humorous essays, Toxic Femininity in the Workplace, with HarperCollins, which was included on Vulture’s list of top 10 comedy books of 2019.

Ginny tweets what can only be described as “a reasonable amount” @ginnyhogan_. Her Twitter is the best way to find out where she’s doing stand up, what she’s writing, who she has a crush on, what she ate for breakfast, and perhaps the source of that rash. You can also subscribe to her monthly newsletter here.

 

Featuring Jess Cooley and Shelley Gruenburg

ages 18+

doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm

Tickets $18 GA, $23 premium seating

LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 1 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

Monday, October 2, 2023
Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 2 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 2 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 3 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 4 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 4 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

Thursday, October 5, 2023
Slice of Life Comedy Open Mic + Feature Comedy at Pulp Lounge
Oct 5 all-day
Pulp Lounge

10.05.23 The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement PULP
What: Stand up Comedy at The Orange Peel’s Pulp Lounge
When: Thursday October 5, 2023. 8p-10p, doors at 7:30p
Where: The Orange Peel’s Comedy Basement, Pulp Lounge103 Hilliard Ave, Downtown Asheville
Tickets: $15 (available at door or The Orange Peel website)
Cocktails available while you laugh the night away to some of the area’s best Stand Up Comics in a ridiculously fun adult environment!! Free snacks while availability lasts!
There is a comedy open mic! [Performing comics get 3-5m of stage time, FREE entry and FREE snacks. Contact Michele Scheve at [email protected] for info! ]
Hilliary will make you cry with laughter with her larger than life personality!! Voted Asheville’s Favorite comic in the Mountain Xpress. Film debut in the Netflix original Dumplin’ as Aunt Lucy, or “Jennifer Anniston’s fat sister,” In Austin Film Festival winning movie When We Last Spoke with Cloris Leachman, now streaming on Amazon Prime. https ://youtu.be/legRwEg4j-o
Guest host for this show is the fantastic Peter Smith-McDowell!! Petey was voted one of Asheville’s favorite comics in the Mountain Xpress! He has been tr aveling around the country telling jokes since 2009. Besides his standup comedy, Petey is Asheville native and known for his hysterical Asheville memes on Instagram : instagram.com/peteysmithmcdowell

Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 5 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
Dinner and Good Ol’ Girls Musical
Oct 5 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
HART Theatre
By Paul Ferguson with music by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman
In the Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theatre
Directed by Shelia Sumpter

There’s a Good Ol’ Girl in all of us. Let yours out.

Join us at HART for a night of good eats, live music, and southern women! Two of Nashville’s leading singer/songwriters redefine the modern Southern woman in Good ‘Ol Girls, a musical about love, loss and laughter. Through the language of five unique southerners, Good ‘Ol Girls celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. This new musical is based on the stories of two prominent Southern authors, Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, with songs by Nashville hit-makers Matraca Berg (Reba McEntire, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill) and Marshall Chapman (Jimmy Buffett, Wynonna, Olivia Newton-John). This will be a one of a kind dinner theatre experience to provide you with an unforgettable night out at HART!

Suitable for all audiences. Dinner prices will be separate from ticket prices.

Dinner Schedule:
All dinner costs are SEPARATE and OPTIONAL

Desserts, regular concession items, wine by the glass or bottle, beer by the glass or pitcher available at the HART concessions window

Fri, Sept 22: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sat, Sept 23: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sun, Sept 24: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00

Fri, Sept 29: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Sept 30: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 1: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 12:45-2:00

Thurs, Oct 5: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Fri, Oct 6: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Oct 7: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 8: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00

LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

Friday, October 6, 2023
16th Annual HEAL Conference
Oct 6 all-day
MAHEC Education Building

Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders Annual HEAL Conference addresses disordered eating and eating disorders recovery by presenting experts from various sectors of the industry. HEAL offers professional development and networking opportunities as well as education for the general public. This program, now in its 16th year, is expanding through collaboration with MAHEC.

16th Annual HEAL Conference
Oct 6 all-day
Mountain Area Health Education Center

Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders (CRC for ED) and Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) are pleased to present the 2023 HEAL Conference. This program addresses disordered eating and eating disorders recovery by experts speaking on the most current research and practices. HEAL offers professional development and networking for providers as well as education for the general public. The annual conference, now in its 16th year, is expanding through collaboration between CRC for ED and MAHEC.

The 2023 program includes educational sessions, a networking event, and a care-for-the-provider retreat after lunch Friday!

Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 6 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
Dinner and Good Ol’ Girls Musical
Oct 6 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
HART Theatre
By Paul Ferguson with music by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman
In the Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theatre
Directed by Shelia Sumpter

There’s a Good Ol’ Girl in all of us. Let yours out.

Join us at HART for a night of good eats, live music, and southern women! Two of Nashville’s leading singer/songwriters redefine the modern Southern woman in Good ‘Ol Girls, a musical about love, loss and laughter. Through the language of five unique southerners, Good ‘Ol Girls celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. This new musical is based on the stories of two prominent Southern authors, Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, with songs by Nashville hit-makers Matraca Berg (Reba McEntire, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill) and Marshall Chapman (Jimmy Buffett, Wynonna, Olivia Newton-John). This will be a one of a kind dinner theatre experience to provide you with an unforgettable night out at HART!

Suitable for all audiences. Dinner prices will be separate from ticket prices.

Dinner Schedule:
All dinner costs are SEPARATE and OPTIONAL

Desserts, regular concession items, wine by the glass or bottle, beer by the glass or pitcher available at the HART concessions window

Fri, Sept 22: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sat, Sept 23: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sun, Sept 24: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00

Fri, Sept 29: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Sept 30: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 1: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 12:45-2:00

Thurs, Oct 5: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Fri, Oct 6: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Oct 7: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 8: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00

LAZOOM Tours: GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm
LaZoom Room


GHOST COMEDY BUS TOUR

Grab a local beer, crucifix and a rubber chicken* —You might survive this hour long hilarious haunted ghost tour of Asheville.

  • Guided comedy bus tour of Haunted Asheville
  • 60 minutes; tours run nightly after dark
  • $33 per person (Ages 17+ only)
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue

*Legal Note: Crucifix not required to board the bus; we do not condone exorcisms, chickens, rubber, or any combination of the three.

The Errors Tour 2023 LOVETT OR LEAVE IT
Oct 6 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

All Ages – under 12 requires venue approval

FULLY SEATED SHOW

Saturday, October 7, 2023
Triad LUNGe Forward 5K Run, Walk, + Celebration
Oct 7 all-day
Country Park

Join us for the 16th Annual Triad LUNGe Forward 5K Run, Walk & Celebration! It will be a day of celebration and remembrance, as well as a day to take action and provide hope to those impacted by lung cancer, fueling Lung Cancer Initiative’s research, education and access programs right here in our community. Your support will make an impact in the fight against lung cancer.

Youth Memberships for teens 13 – 17
Oct 7 all-day
YWCA of Asheville

Youth Memberships

 

There’s a new youth membership available now for teens 13 – 17. It’s only $10 a month, and an adult must be present to sign up. Contact [email protected] for more information.

LAZOOM: CITY COMEDY TOUR
Oct 7 @ 10:00 am
LaZoom Room

Learn Asheville’s history, discover hidden gems, and laugh at LaZoom’s quirky sense of adventure.

  • Guided comedy tour bus of historical Asheville
  • 90-Minutes – tours run daily
  • 15-minute break at Green Man Brewing
  • $39 per person (ages 13+ only)
LAZOOM Tours: Kids’ Comedy Tour
Oct 7 @ 11:00 am
LaZoom Room


Kids’ Comedy Tour: 
Wildly funny, this educational and entertaining tour features the perfect blend of Asheville’s history and kid-centric comedy. Geared specifically toward the 5–12 year old crowd, you’ll explore the town with our famously outlandish tour guides leading the way.

  • Perfect for birthday parties
  • Makes for memorable school field trips
  • Tickets are $27 per person
  • Beverages available for purchase at the LaZoom Room
  • Departs from 76 Biltmore Avenue
Free Healing Event
Oct 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Peace Gardens
Contact Hekmat for more details a[email protected]
Dinner and Good Ol’ Girls Musical
Oct 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
HART Theatre
By Paul Ferguson with music by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman
In the Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theatre
Directed by Shelia Sumpter

There’s a Good Ol’ Girl in all of us. Let yours out.

Join us at HART for a night of good eats, live music, and southern women! Two of Nashville’s leading singer/songwriters redefine the modern Southern woman in Good ‘Ol Girls, a musical about love, loss and laughter. Through the language of five unique southerners, Good ‘Ol Girls celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. This new musical is based on the stories of two prominent Southern authors, Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle, with songs by Nashville hit-makers Matraca Berg (Reba McEntire, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill) and Marshall Chapman (Jimmy Buffett, Wynonna, Olivia Newton-John). This will be a one of a kind dinner theatre experience to provide you with an unforgettable night out at HART!

Suitable for all audiences. Dinner prices will be separate from ticket prices.

Dinner Schedule:
All dinner costs are SEPARATE and OPTIONAL

Desserts, regular concession items, wine by the glass or bottle, beer by the glass or pitcher available at the HART concessions window

Fri, Sept 22: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sat, Sept 23: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Sun, Sept 24: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00

Fri, Sept 29: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Sept 30: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 1: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 12:45-2:00

Thurs, Oct 5: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 6:15-7:30
Fri, Oct 6: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sat, Oct 7: Hit the Pit BBQ (inside @ concession window) 6:30-7:30
Sun, Oct 8: Woof Street Food Truck (outside) 12:45-2:00